Improvement in apparatus for drawing effervescent liquids



C.'GREINER.

APPARATUS FOR DRAWING EFFERVESCENT LIQUIDS.

10,182,651 Patented sept. ze. 187s.

lll-fall N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITMOGRAPMER. WASHlNGYON. D C.

UNITED STATES- PATENT @Errori oHARLEs GREINER, or NEw YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FoR DRAWING -VIEFI-'IERVIESCIENT LIIQuIDs.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 182,657ydated September 26, 1876;' application filed v February 19, 187e.`

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES GRE1NER,.of

- the city, county, and State ot1 N ew York, have invented a new and Improved Apparatus for Drawing Eifervesceut Liquids, which improve ment is fully set forth in the following specilication, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing, in whichl Figure l represents a vertical section of my apparatus. Figure 2 is a side view oi' the same, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a plan or top view of the same.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in the combination of a liquid-supply valve, a liquid-discharge I' valve, and a pressure-relieving valve, with a receiving-vessel, and with a lever that sweeps over the stems ot' the several valves, so that by the motion of this single lever the valves are opened in the proper succession, the liquid is admitted to the receiving-vessel, the surplus pressure is allowed to escape, and finally the liquid is permitted to discharge from the receiving-vessel. The pressure-relievingvalve has its seat in a partition which divides the receiving-vessel into two compartments, and said valve is provided with two faces, one on each side of the partition, so that the communication between the two compartments ot' the receiving-vessel is opened only for short periods during the times the pressurerelieving valve is forced off from its seat, and then again permitted to return, and the escape of an undue quantity ot' liquid from the main compartment of the receiving-vessel to its secondary compartment is prevented. VWith the lever which serves to `open the several valves is combined a toe, which acts on the pressurerelieving valve at the timethe lever opens the liquid-discharge valve, so that the liquid contained in the secondary compartment of the receiving-vessel is permitted to return to the main compartment, and the liquid from the main compartment is permitted to discharge under the ordinary atmospheric pressure. With the liquid-receiving vessel is combined a sirup-reservoir and a Sirup-measuring can, through which the liquid discharging from the receiving-vessel passes, so that by admitting to the measuring-chamber the de- Sired quantity of sirup, this sirup becomes mixed with the liquid on discharging from the receiving-chamber, and at the same time the `measuring-chamber is washed out for a subsequent charge ot' the same or of a different kind of sirup. The gate ot' the measuringchamber is opened by the action of the stem of the discharge-valve.

In the drawing, the letter A designates the receiving-vessel of my apparatus, which, in this example, has a cylindrical form, and whichis divided by ahoriz'ontal partition, B, into a lower or main compartment, A1, and an upper or secondary compartment, A2. To the main compartment A1 is connected the liquid- `supply valve C, as well as the liquid-discharge valve D, while in the partition B is arranged the pressure-relieving valve E. These several valves C D E are of the description known as self-closing valves, being subjected to the action of springs, which have a tendency to close them. The stems C D E of these valves rise vertically above the top ot` the receiving-vessel A, while they are situated in the arc of a circle, traversed by one end ot' a horizontal lever, F, which is pivoted to a bracket, G, at the top of the receiving-vessel. This lever F carries a pawl, H, which is so arranged that when the lever is moved in one direction it depresses the valve-stems O E D in succession, while, when it is movedl in the other direction, it passes loosely over the stems. The lever, moreover, has. a toe, I, which projects 'therefrom in such manner as to act on the stem of the pressure-relieving valve 'E during the ltime'the lever depresses the `liquid-discharge valve D. The pressure-relieving valve E passes Vthrough an aperture, a, in the horizontal partition B, while it is made with two faces, c d, one above and the other below the partition B, the lower face serving to close the aperture a in the normal position of the valve.v When this valve is depressed the communication between the chambers A1 A2 remains open only during the. time occupied in moving the valve to the extent of the space between the upper and lower faces c d.

The valves C D E are so disposed relatively to the horizontal lever F that when the lever is moved so as to depress the valve-stems the liquid-supply valve C is first opened, then the pressure-relieving valve E, and finally the 'a spring, e,

liquid-discharge valve D,:and by this arrangement the liquid from a fountain, which may be connected to the supply-valve C, is admitted to the main compartment A1 ofthe receiving-vessel, then relieved of surplus pressure, and finally allowed to discharge from the receiving-vessel. By the peculiar form oi' the pressure-relieving valve E the escape of too great a quantity ot' liquid from the compartment A1 to the compartment A2 is obviated, while, by the toe I, which depresses the stem of the pressure-relieving valve E during the time the discharge-valve D is opened, the liquid containedin the compartment A2 is permitted to return to the main compartment. The surplus pressure which is allowed to escape from the liquid into the compartment A2 is conducted from such compartment by a pipe, h.

The letter J designates the Sirup-reservoir of my apparatus, which is divided into a series of compartments for receiving different kinds of sirups, and K is a Sirup-measuring can, which is connected to each of the compartments of the-reservoir J b v means of pipes L. The Sirup-can Kis connected to the liquiddischarge valve D in such a manner that the liquid is caused to pass through the can in its escape from the valve, and the can is provided -with a discharge-oritice, b, in front of which,

is placed a gate, M, the gate being hinged to the can, and being subjected to the action of which has a tendency to close it.

The Sirup-reservoir J is, in this example, attached to the receiving-vessel A, but isolated therefrom. The reservoir, however, can be made separately without departure from my invention. The gate M is lifted against the action of the spring e by one end ot' an arm, N, Which is pivoted to a bracket, O, attached tothe receiving-vessel A, and which terminates contiguous to the stem of. the liquid-discharge valve' D, Which has a projecting lug, P, above the point of the arm. If a sirup of the desired flavor is admitted to the measuring-can K'through one ot' the pipes L, and the liquid-discharge valve D is opened, the gate M is opened simultaneously therewithv by the `lug P actuating the arm N, While the liquid 'from the vessel A coinmingles with the sirup, and together therewith discharges through the Sirup-can. By the passage of the liquid through the measuring-can K, the can is, in a measure, Washed out, so that none of the sirup remains in the can,'and hence the different kinds of sirups are not liable to become mixed.

The sirnpmeasuring can K is provided with y a device for indicating the quantity of sirup it contains, consisting, in this example, of a loat, t', which is attached to a vertical rod, Q, extending through the top ot' the sirup-can K, the rod being provided With an indicatinghand, f, which points to a graduated scale, g, fastened to the top of the can. It is obvious that when sirup is let into the can K, the oat t' rises, while the hand f indicates the position of the tloat and the amount of sirup in the can. Various other devices, such as, for instance, a transparent gage as used in beer or druggists measures, may be substituted' for the ioat t and its paraphernalia without departure from my invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure 1. The combination of a liquid-supply valve, G, a liquid-discharge valve,fD, and a pressurerelieving valve, E, with a receiving-vessel, A, and with a lever, F, arranged to open the several valves, substantially as described.

2. The pressure-relieving valve E,construct ed With two faces, c r1, in combination with a receiving vessel, A, having a partition, B, With the liquid-supply valve C, and dischargevalve D, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the lever F, which serves to open the valves C D E, of a projecting toe, I, substantially as described, and for the object specified.

4. The Sirup-reservoir J and Sirup-measuring can K, in combination with the receivingvessel A, substantially as described.

5. In combination with the Sirup-can K, its gate M, the pivoted arm N, and the projecting lug P, attached to the stem oi' the liquiddischarge valve D, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15th day of February, 1875.

CHARLES GREINER. [1.. sj'

Witnesses W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER. 

